DragonClaw
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So I was thinking about how in the field we can't test for stroke types, only if one is present. Why?
If you have a heart attack, you can test troponin to tell how bad it is. If you have a dissection, you can check a D-Dimer.
Are there markers for strokes like this? I would imagine so. Maybe not.
Supposing there is, Why isn't there some BGL type machine that can tell you if it detects these markers? If they exist, do the pass the blood brain barrier?
Surely it would be expensive, but at the same time, what's the cost of a delayed stroke treatment, especially when people don't know even they were last normal.
Just a few thoughts.
If you have a heart attack, you can test troponin to tell how bad it is. If you have a dissection, you can check a D-Dimer.
Are there markers for strokes like this? I would imagine so. Maybe not.
Supposing there is, Why isn't there some BGL type machine that can tell you if it detects these markers? If they exist, do the pass the blood brain barrier?
Surely it would be expensive, but at the same time, what's the cost of a delayed stroke treatment, especially when people don't know even they were last normal.
Just a few thoughts.